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A House of Worship
is many things. It's a gathering place. A meeting place.
A sharing place. A caring place. A learning place. And, most important, it is a place of
tefillah (prayers).
It's where families can come together to celebrate important life cycle events. Where our
children go to
prepare themselves for Jewish adulthood and community service by learning and practicing the
traditions and
rituals of Judaism. It is where strangers feel a warm welcome and have the opportunity to meet
new friends.
And it's where we go to find meaning and purpose in our lives, alleviation of our sorrows, and
simple
explanations for the profoundly unexplainable.
It's where we pray.

A House of Worship may be where troubled people can unburden their souls and have a quiet,
personal
conversation with God. And where congregants can give communal expression of their devotion to
and
acceptance of a higher power.
It's where we can go to connect in a positive way with the ultimate source of our being . . . to
cleanse
ourselves of guilt, shame or remorse . . . to express appreciation for comfort and sustenance .
. . and to
ask for God's blessing.
It's where the combined power of many voices help us magnify the individual longing we each feel
for
forgiveness, understanding and acceptance. We come together and complement each other through
joint prayer
no less than do individual voices in a choir.
Sharei Chesed is such a place. And we invite you to join us.